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Genus: Potentilla Species: fruticosa Common Name: Shrubby Cinquefoil Family: Rosaceae Order: Rosales Native: Wet open ground in the northern Holarctic Habit: Shrub Height: 2 to 5 feet Width: 2 to 3 feet Flowering Season: Summer to Fall Flower Color: Pink, white, red, orange or yellow Propagation: Seed, division or stem cutting Zone: 2-7 Note: This plant is suitable for hedges, borders, foundations, mass planting, butterfly gardens or as a specimen. Shrubby Cinquefoil needs pruning in late winter to prevent the plant from becoming leggy. Prefers sunny, fairly dry, well-drained, ordinary garden soil.